whasssuuuuup dawg! Much as I want Rashad to win, I see Jones by Unanimous or Majority Decision. All that noize about Jones finishing Rashad in 1 round is crap. I predict Jones will try to kickbox Rashad, using his range movement kicks and combos to dictate the majority of the fight. He won't sprawl or clinch up with Rashad for any length of time, and he will try to mix aggression with defense and escape tactics. I do predict that Jones will go for takedowns of Rashad, but it won't be til later in the fight...middle of round 2 and round 3. If he does it earlier? It's cuz Rashad forced his hand by clinches and takedown attempts. Jones will definitely try to gnp Rashad.

Mark my words: Rashad will kick in this fight, if his corner has ANY sense at all. On top of that? Jones shouldn't be able to submit Rashad. Maybe get a TKO ref or doctor stoppage due to bleeding from gnp'in Rashad...but Rashad's ground game is much underrated.

I think everyone would be better off if Rashad won this fight. Rashad would finally get the respect that he deserves, he'd fight Hendo which would increase the anticipation for a Jones rematch...and Rashad and Jones would have a trilogy that would surpass Chuck and Randy insofar as skill displayed is concerned [ not PPV sales though I would think ]. Jones would get better as a result, and the UFC would have more marketable fights at LHW to display. If Jones wins...especially if he DOMINATES Rashad...then the LHW division will be in a state similar to that of the MW division: no real challengers for the champ. Either Jones would have to drop to a catchweight and fight [ lose to ] Anderson or he'd go up in weight and fight the HW champ. Dana might try to push Jones into being a HW after another fight or two at LHW because there's nobody for Jones to fight. If he quickly disposes of Rashad? He'd murder Hendo, and then it gets boring. There's nobody who can really sell a card with Jon because nobody's a challenge. Nobody.

It's basically Rashad beats Jon or the LHW division is turned into a barren landscape...which wouldn't be a bad thing for the lighter divisions like welterweight lightweight and bantamweight. Those divisions have better fighters overall anyway imo.

whasssuuuuup dawg! Much as I want Rashad to win, I see Jones by Unanimous or Majority Decision. All that noize about Jones finishing Rashad in 1 round is crap. I predict Jones will try to kickbox Rashad, using his range movement kicks and combos to dictate the majority of the fight. He won't sprawl or clinch up with Rashad for any length of time, and he will try to mix aggression with defense and escape tactics. I do predict that Jones will go for takedowns of Rashad, but it won't be til later in the fight...middle of round 2 and round 3. If he does it earlier? It's cuz Rashad forced his hand by clinches and takedown attempts. Jones will definitely try to gnp Rashad.

Mark my words: Rashad will kick in this fight, if his corner has ANY sense at all. On top of that? Jones shouldn't be able to submit Rashad. Maybe get a TKO ref or doctor stoppage due to bleeding from gnp'in Rashad...but Rashad's ground game is much underrated.

I think everyone would be better off if Rashad won this fight. Rashad would finally get the respect that he deserves, he'd fight Hendo which would increase the anticipation for a Jones rematch...and Rashad and Jones would have a trilogy that would surpass Chuck and Randy insofar as skill displayed is concerned [ not PPV sales though I would think ]. Jones would get better as a result, and the UFC would have more marketable fights at LHW to display. If Jones wins...especially if he DOMINATES Rashad...then the LHW division will be in a state similar to that of the MW division: no real challengers for the champ. Either Jones would have to drop to a catchweight and fight [ lose to ] Anderson or he'd go up in weight and fight the HW champ. Dana might try to push Jones into being a HW after another fight or two at LHW because there's nobody for Jones to fight. If he quickly disposes of Rashad? He'd murder Hendo, and then it gets boring. There's nobody who can really sell a card with Jon because nobody's a challenge. Nobody.

It's basically Rashad beats Jon or the LHW division is turned into a barren landscape...which wouldn't be a bad thing for the lighter divisions like welterweight lightweight and bantamweight. Those divisions have better fighters overall anyway imo.